2003 Yellow Book
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Miscellaneous: Public Protection & General Government
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2002-03
Executive
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2003-04
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Change

AGENCY SUMMARY

General Fund 1,170,365,302 1,060,147,002 (110,218,300) -9.4%
Special Revenue-Federal 5,463,700,000 50,000,000 (5,413,700,000) -99.1%
Special Revenue-Other 13,679,000 15,864,000 2,185,000 16.0%
Capital Projects Fund 23,500,000 12,500,000 (11,000,000) -46.8%
Emergency 122,800,000 102,178,000 (20,622,000) -16.8%
Federal Capital Projects Fund 342,000,000 0 (342,000,000) -100.0%
Total for Agency: 7,136,044,302 1,240,689,002 (5,895,355,300) -82.6%
Total Contingency: 27,289,205,000 27,454,017,000 164,812,000 0.6%

Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 34,425,249,302 28,694,706,002 (5,730,543,300) -16.6%


Budget Highlights

State Operations

Cigarette Tax Enforcement

The Executive does not recommend a miscellaneous appropriation for this initiative during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003-2004 as these duties were transferred to the Division of State Police.

The Task Force on Election Modernization

The Task Force on Election Modernization was charged with the responsibility of examining current and alternative methods for conducting and administering elections. The Task Force has completed its task and issued a final report. The Executive recommends elimination of funding for the Task Force on Election Modernization in SFY 2003-2004.

Homeland Security

The Executive recommends $52,178,000 in All Funds appropriations for payments related to security measures implemented to prevent, deter or respond to acts of domestic terrorism, representing a $20,622,000 reduction from SFY 2002-2003.

The Executive recommends a $12,500,000 Capital Projects Fund appropriation during SFY 2003-2004, representing a $11,000,000 reduction from SFY 2002-2003.

The Executive recommends a $50,000,000 Special Revenue-Federal appropriation in SFY 2003-2004, unchanged from SFY 2002-2003.

The Executive recommends a $3,000,000 Special Revenue-Federal appropriation for SFY 2003-2004, unchanged from SFY 2002-2003.

Statewide Wireless Network

The Executive proposes a Special Revenue-Other appropriation of $8,818,000 in SFY 2003-2004, a $1,959,000 increase from SFY 2002-2003.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $2,375,000, a decrease of $36,097,300 from SFY 2002-03. At this point in time, the Executive does not assign a value to the terms of labor agreements that have to be negotiated with representatives of State workers in the coming year. Contracts with CSEA and PEF will expire on April 1, 2003.

Deferred Compensation Board

The Executive proposes an All Funds appropriation of $737,000, an increase of $21,000 from SFY 2002-03.

New York State Financial Control Board

The Executive recommends a Special Revenue appropriation of $3,086,000, an increase of $78,000 over SFY 2002 2003.

Aid To Localities

World Trade Center

The Executive proposes no new appropriations for various State agencies' World Trade Center response efforts. Special Revenue-Federal reappropriations are recommended for agency reimbursement by the federal government as follows:

Crime Victims Benefit re. $68,100,000
Department of Labor re. $36,600,000
Department of Mental Health and Hygiene re. $60,000,000
Division of Military and Naval Affairs re. $5,050,000,000
Worker's Compensation Board re. $175,000,000

The Executive does not recommend additional Federal Capital Projects Fund appropriations for the State Department of Transportation, and reappropriates $342,000,000 from SFY 2002-2003.

The Executive does not recommend an additional Special Revenue-Federal appropriation for a Statewide Wireless Network during SFY 2003-2004. An appropriation of $24,000,000 was provided in SFY 2002-2003.

Yonkers Settlement

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $30,000,000, a reduction of $40,000,000.

Miscellaneous Financial Assistance

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $210,000 for the Arlington Central, Carmel, and Pawling School Districts, a reduction of $210,000 from SFY 2002-2003.

Aid to Counties

The Executive proposes to eliminate this General Fund appropriation, as a result of the expiration of its statutory authority at the end of the 2002-2003 State Fiscal Year.

Nassau County Interim Finance Authority

The Executive proposes a General Fund appropriation of $15,000,000 for the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) pursuant to Chapter 84 of the Laws of 2000. This represents a reduction of $5,000,000 from SFY 2002-03.

Health Insurance Contingency Reserve

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $430,022,000, an increase of $49,517,000 from SFY 2002-03. The Reserve exists to facilitate changes in health insurance coverage for public employees.

Health Insurance Reserve Receipts

The Executive proposes a Fiduciary Fund appropriation of $192,400,000, an increase of $114,000,000 from SFY 2002 03. The Fund exists to receive transfers of funds from health insurance carriers when there are insurance dividends and to receive monies transferred from the Health Insurance Contingency Reserve if the State's contract with its health insurance carrier is terminated and the State is required to reimburse the carrier.

Workers' Compensation Reserve

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $31,295,000, a decrease of $1,705,000 from SFY 2002-2003. The Fund exists to reimburse the State Insurance Fund for the cost of any payments made by the Fund to State employee claimants who have been injured on the job.

Article VII Legislation

General Purpose Local Government Aid

Amends Section 54 of the State Finance Law by adding a subdivision to notwithstand the formulas used to appropriate General Purpose Local Government Aid. The legislation will appropriate from the General Government Budget Bill without regard to Section 54 of the State Finance Law.

Mandate Relief and Local Financial Flexibility

  • Makes ability to pay primary consideration in arbitration awards;
  • Amends prevailing wage requirements on State and municipal construction projects;
  • Authorizes and clarifies statues for inter-municipal agreements on consolidated services and shared revenues;
  • Repeals multiple bidding requirements at all levels on public and public authority construction contracts;
  • Authorizes offsetting of judgement awards with past and future collateral source compensation;
  • Establishes market based method of interest calculation in court judgements;
  • Confers Court of Claims jurisdiction on certain local government matters;
  • Authorizes expanded local government investment options;
  • Authorizes municipalities to establish fees for certain police and emergency services;
  • Authorizes local governments to delay partial pension payments per the State Comptroller;
  • Authorizes electronic bidding and purchasing by local governments;
  • Establish framework for local government fiscal stability safeguards.


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